This book takes the reader through the actual manufacturing process of making a typical chip, from start to finish, including a detailed discussion of each step, in plain language. The evolution of today's technology is added to the story, as seen through the eyes of the engineers who solved so...

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1. Verfasser:	Yanda, Richard F.
Weitere Verfasser:	Heynes, Michael, Miller, Anne K.
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Oxford : Elsevier/Newnes, ©2005.
Schlagworte:	Logic circuits > Design and construction. Metal oxide semiconductors, Complementary. MOS complémentaires. COMPUTERS > Machine Theory. COMPUTERS > Computer Engineering. COMPUTERS > Hardware > General. Logic circuits > Design and construction Metal oxide semiconductors, Complementary dissertations. Academic theses Academic theses. Thèses et écrits académiques.
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Zusammenfassung:	This book takes the reader through the actual manufacturing process of making a typical chip, from start to finish, including a detailed discussion of each step, in plain language. The evolution of today's technology is added to the story, as seen through the eyes of the engineers who solved some of the problems. The authors are well suited to that discussion since they are three of those same engineers. They have a broad exposure to the industry and its technology that extends all the way back to Shockley Laboratories, the first semiconductor manufacturer in Silicon Valley. The CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) process flow is the focus of the discussion and is covered in ten chapters. The vast majority of chips made today are fabricated using this general method. In order to ensure that all readers are comfortable with the vocabulary, the first chapter carefully and clearly introduces the science concepts found in later chapters. A chapter is devoted to pointing out the differences in other manufacturing methods, such as the gallium arsenide technology that produces chips for cell phones. In addition, a chapter describing the nature of the semiconductor industry from a business perspective is included. "The entire process of making a chip is surprisingly easy to understand. The part of the story that defies belief is the tiny dimensions: the conducting wires and other structures on a chip are more than a hundred times thinner than a hair - and getting thinner with every new chip design." * Included CD gives the reader a much greater comprehension of the process than a strictly print book with static illustrations provides * Authors are actual engineers who have a broad range of exposure and experience with chip technology * Contains a unique chapter describing the nature of the semiconductor industry from a business perspective
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xvii, 256 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-252) and index.
ISBN:	1423723503 9781423723509 9780750677608 0750677600 0080477097 9780080477091